r/whatisit • u/Cultural_Fall_3255 • 9h ago

New, what is it? What is this thing.

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u/AMJN90 8h ago edited 6h ago

It's a longhorn beetle. "Batocera parryi"

Edit: Thank you for the awards and upvotes, guys.

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u/pineappearl 8h ago

I thought it was a toy at first! Impressive as fuck. Iā€™m kinda frightened, kinda mesmerised lol.

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u/Ok_Ranger_1796 8h ago

Yeah I was praying it was one those moving bug toys from when I was a kid. šŸ˜±

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u/Bored_Amalgamation 3h ago

I was praying it wasn't my ex-wife finding me!

I have never been married